classical music: harmonia

classical music: harmonia

classical music:

Harmonia

Noël: Carols & Chants for Christmas - Anonymous 4 (4 CD Set)

Codex Las Huelgas Anonymous, English Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi, 2005

Compilation of 4 existing CDs
This is a great compilation of Anonymous 4 Christmas music - but it is NOT new. It simply boxes 4 existing CDs together. The CDs are Legends of St. Nicholas, Wolcum Yule, On Yoolis Night, and A Star in the East. If you already have those CDs, there is nothing new ...

Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas

George Frederick Handel, Richard Egarr, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Simply astounding
It is not without a sense of awe that I write these words. I believe Mr. Handel himself, had he been alive to hear this recording, would have been thoroughly delighted and not perhaps devoid of a tear or two. The grace and elegance with which these endearing ...

Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night

Tarik O'Regan, Craig Hella Johnson, ...

Harmonia Mundi, 2008

Groundbreaking: truly spectacular
Not much to add to all the press already listed in the previous review. I think many people will come to the disc from O'Regan's previous effort, 'Scattered Rhymes': Scattered Rhymes. Anyway, this neatly follows on from that stellar recording with the kind of music ...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4

Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Lewis

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008

an opus 111 for the ages
i have played only the opus 111 sonata no 32 so far but based on that performance alone, this is a must have recording. i would rank this performance right up there with the greats of all time, namely, richter (live), pollini, arrau and michelangeli. the final ...

American Angels

Anonymous, American Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2004

Can't walk away from it!
My only "complaint" about the CD is that I absolutely HAVE to sit and listen to the entire thing whenever I start it up! I usually have music playing in the background while doing other things, but not this one! There are no tracks that I find myself wanting to skip ...

On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols & Motets

Anonymous 4, Marsha Genensky, ...

Harmonia Mundi France., 1993

Great alternatives to 'Silent Night'! Buy It!
`On Yoolis Night' performed by the quartet, Anonymous 4 is another collection of works dedicated to the worship of the Virgin Mary from medieval England. Unlike `An English Ladymass' and `a Lammas Ladymass', these are more like `incidental' music for the Christmas ...

Brahms: Sonatas, Op. 120

Jon Manasse, Johannes Brahms, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008

Brahms at his best!
These two Jons deliver masterful performances of the two great Brahms sonatas for clarinet and piano. Mr. Manasse has warm, sweet tone and Mr. Nakamatsu provides great accompaniment without being heavy-handed. Especially impressed with Mr. Manasse's deft passage work ...

Gloryland

Anonymous 4, Darol Anger, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2006

Great!!!
Amazing is the word for this record more than Gloryland. I have been touched by the lyrics and the voices. Coming from a different cultural background allows to understand very well the root information valid for everyone in the songs, hymns, etc they have selected for ...

Music for Compline

Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, ...

Harmonia Mundi USA, 2007

An exceptional and Moving Experience
This first offering from British vocal group stile antico is an exceptional listening experience. Beautiful and soothing, the vocals on this CD are ouststanding. This is a 5-star listen through and through. Also enjoyable is the booklet that comes with the CD ...

Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King

John Tavener, Richard Rodney Bennett, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2003

lovely and unusual Yule album
Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin ...

Bach: Matthaus-Passion (St Matthew Passion) BWV 244 /Bostridge * Selig * Rubens * Scholl * Gura * Henschel * ...

Johann Sebastian Bach, Philippe Herreweghe, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

The True Drama of the St. Matthew Passion
There are gratefully many recordings of Bach's great St. Matthew Passion from which to choose, and the approaches to this long and mighty work of inspiration are varied. While this listener cut his teeth of the old Klemperer recording now re-mastered from the LP days ...

1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4

Gregorian Chant, Anonymous 4

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2000

Flawless. Just flawless.
In the year 1000, medieval Europe was fraught with war, political intrigue, and despair. Furthermore, some sects believed that at the end of the millennium, judgment day would arrive. Things were very much the same in the year 2000. In this album, Anonymous 4 ...

Gershwin: Piano Cto in F/Rhapsody in Blue in C (Hybr)

Kenneth Grant, George Gershwin, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2007

An Amazing Piano Concerto in F
For those who have never heard Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F, Nakamatsu's performance will come as a revelation. In particular, the soulful Adagio, with its roots deeply into blues is unusually moving. While viewed as symphonic filler by snobs, Gershwin's Rhapsody in ...

Crystal Tears [CD+DVD]

Anonymous, John Bennet, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008

verging on the mediocre
Perhaps not my style, or maybe I was expecting too much. But on the disappointing side.

The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

Anonymous 4, Swiss Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Literary scholarship and musical prowess
At first, to be quite honest, this record did little for me: singing did not sound as enticing as in 11,000 Virgins, and there's very little music of Hildegard in it. Only 6 out of the 17 tracks have been set to music by her; opening and close hymns are not hers ...